Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Thailand

Thailand: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 65.76 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
65.76
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
46th
of 184 countries
All-time high
67.36
in 2017
All-time low
62.21
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Thailand, 2000–2021

02040602000201020212000: 62.22001: 62.82002: 62.82003: 63.12004: 63.12005: 63.82006: 64.32007: 64.72008: 65.22009: 65.72010: 65.92011: 66.22012: 66.62013: 66.82014: 672015: 67.22016: 67.22017: 67.42018: 67.32019: 67.12020: 66.72021: 65.8

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Thailand is 65.76, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Thailand peaked at 67.36 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 62.21, in 2000.

Thailand ranks 46th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years) in Thailand, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 62.21
2001 62.79 +0.9%
2002 62.82 +0.1%
2003 63.11 +0.5%
2004 63.14 +0.1%
2005 63.82 +1.1%
2006 64.3 +0.8%
2007 64.75 +0.7%
2008 65.19 +0.7%
2009 65.67 +0.7%
2010 65.88 +0.3%
2011 66.21 +0.5%
2012 66.56 +0.5%
2013 66.84 +0.4%
2014 67 +0.3%
2015 67.16 +0.2%
2016 67.19 +0.0%
2017 67.36 +0.3%
2018 67.31 -0.1%
2019 67.14 -0.3%
2020 66.75 -0.6%
2021 65.76 -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63.78 62.21 65.67 10
2010s 66.86 65.88 67.36 10
2020s 66.25 65.76 66.75 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 43 Czechia 66.66 compare
  2. 44 Antigua and Barbuda 66.52 compare
  3. 45 Qatar 66.21 compare
  4. 47 Saudi Arabia 65.64 compare
  5. 48 Algeria 65.55 compare
  6. 49 Poland 65.52 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Thailand?
Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Thailand was 65.76 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 67.36 in 2017.
What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 62.21 in 2000.
How does Thailand rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
Thailand ranks 46th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
196 places, 4,312 data points, 2000–2021
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